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Kale mac and cheese recipe

78 ratings

Few things are as comforting as a delicious pasta bake, oozing with melted cheese. Try this veggie version that's packed with all of your favourite flavours of classic mac and cheese, but with an extra kick of cayenne-spiced kale and punchy English mustard. Throw together in under 1 hour for an easy midweek dinner, or prep ahead and freeze until ready to bake. See method

Serves 4
5 mins to prepare and 45 mins to cook
429 calories / serving
Freezable

Ingredients

1 tbsp olive oil
1 onion, finely chopped
180g pack curly kale, shredded, tough stems removed
2 garlic cloves, crushed
pinch of cayenne pepper, to taste
225g wholewheat penne
250ml milk
1 vegetable stock cube, made up to 250ml
20g cornflour, mixed with 3 tbsp cold water
150g 30% reduced-fat extra mature cheese, grated
½ tsp English mustard powder
150g 0% fat Greek-style yogurt

If you don't have any kale, try using spinach

Each serving contains

Energy
1830kj
429kcal 21%
Fat
15g 21%
Saturates
7g 35%
Sugars
8g 9%
Salt
2.1g 35%

of the reference intake
Carbohydrate 49.7g Protein 24.4g Fibre 6g

Method

Preheat the oven to gas 6, 200°C, fan 180°C. Heat the oil in a large nonstick frying pan over a medium heat and fry the onion and kale for 8 mins, adding a splash of water to stop the kale from sticking. Stir through the garlic and cayenne for the last min. Set aside.
Meanwhile, cook the pasta in a large pan of boiling water for 2 mins less than the pack instructions. Drain well.
Pour the milk into a large saucepan, bring just to the boil, then reduce to a simmer and stir through the stock and cornflour paste. Heat for 1-2 mins until thickened, then remove from the heat.
Toss 125g cheese with the mustard powder, then stir into the milk mixture until melted and smooth. Stir in the yogurt and season lightly. Add the pasta and veg and carefully stir to coat.
Transfer to an ovenproof dish, scatter with the remaining cheese and bake for 20 mins until golden and bubbling.

Get ahead: Make up to the end of step 4, then freeze. To reheat, defrost overnight in the fridge, then continue from step 5.

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